I found out today that my old friend and
soundengineer Barrett Clark was among those who lost their
lives in the tragic warehouse fire in Oakland, friday
night. I haven’t been able to take it in really, it’s just
so heartbreaking.

Barrett was one of the kindest humans I’ve ever met. A
patient, caring, romantic gothkid who liked strange, dark
music and all the beauty of the world. And he did the best
sound. If you saw me live between 2009 and 2012, there’s a
good chance Barrett was behind the mixing board, bringing
out his magic.

There’s a photo of him I wanted to post with this but I
can’t find it. He’s sitting in a backstage room somewhere,
wearing a T-shirt that says “You fucking people make me
sick”. Staring into the camera, trying really hard to look
angry. The second after I took that photo he burst out
into a giggle. I think of that giggle right now.

My thoughts go out to all of Barretts family and friends.

August 25th, 2016

I'm going for a short visit to Santiago,
Chile next month! Sept 22nd.
Here's all the info: TICKETSFACEBOOK
(that photo above was taken in Valparaiso, 2009, last time
I was in the country)
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
xoxoxo

August 2nd, 2016

Hello world, I'm sorry I haven't been
very good at keeping in touch the last months. It's
because I've been working endless nights trying to finish
my new album. It's 99% done now! But more about that
later. I just wanted to tell you that this fall I'm going
to head out and do five shows to try some of the new songs
before the album comes out. These will be solo shows, just
me, a guitar, maybe a sampler, maybe a glass of red wine
resting nonchalantly on my guitar amp. Some stories. Some
songs. Maybe a beat so you can dance a little. Will I see
you there?